In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Marton like this:
MARTON, a township, with a scattered village, in Whitegate parish, Cheshire; 4½ miles SW by S of Northwich. Acres, 2,684. Real property, £3,104. Pop., 639. Houses, 128. The manor was given by Randle Blundiville to Randle de Merton; went in 1305, in exchange for other property, to Vale Royal abbey; passed, at the dissolution, to the Mainwarings; was sold in 1690 to the Fleetwoods; passed afterwards, by sale, to the Cholmondeleys; and belongs now to Lord Delamere. ...
Marton Hall, connected with the manor, was a very ancient moated building, with a domestic chapel attached to it; was taken down in 1848: and is still represented by its moat, enclosing about an acre of ground. AbbotsMoss is the seat of the Hon. T. G. Cholmondeley; Cassia Lodge, of W. Turner, Esq.; and Dale-Fords, of Capt. White.
Marton through time
Marton is now part of Vale Royal district. Click here for graphs and data of how Vale Royal has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Marton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Marton, in Vale Royal and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1452
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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